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Education & Qualifications in Morven

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher education is far less common in Morven, where only 6.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is a community where formal schooling often ends early, with many residents finishing their studies well before Year 12.

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Where Morven sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.8% ▲ +35.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Morven — lower than 83% of areas.

Morven6.8%
4468, QLD 8.8%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 38.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 22.5% of the population finished their schooling in Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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38.1% ▲ +14.4%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Morven, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (24%).

Year 12 38.1% Year 10 25.6% Year 9 or below 22.5% Year 11 5.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 6.8% of the population, far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Instead, more than half of those with qualifications hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.8% ▲ +35.2%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Morven, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 52.2% Bachelor degree 16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.4% Certificate I / II 6.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.9%, followed by agriculture and environment at 13.4%.

Field of qualification

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Morven splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (20%) and Agriculture & environment (18%), with Society & culture at 14%.

Management & commerce 14.9% Agriculture & environment 13.4% Society & culture 10.4% Health 9.0% Engineering & related 7.5% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.5% Creative arts 6.0% Education 4.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Local schooling is provided by a single government primary school. This school is very small, with a typical size of 20 students, and has an advantage score that is lower than most areas.

Schools within 3 km

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1

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

Average school ICSEA

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950

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Morven

1 school — 20 students, average ICSEA 950.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Morven State School, Morven Government Primary 7.4 km 20 950

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Morven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31925/morven/topic/education